Mop-holder.



P. w. MULDBR.

MOP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1914.

INVEIVETOR 1 679. MUd'Q/t Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS COH PHOTQLITHQ, WASHINGTON D @TATE% PATENT FETER W.MULDER, OF BETHEL, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR TO EDWIN L. MILLER, OF KANSAS CITY,MISSQUBI.

MOP-HOLDER.

Application filed April 10, 191%.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER l/V. MULDER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Bethel, in the county of W yandotte and tate of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Mopd-lolders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to mop-holders of that class which are assembledwith the mop-handle to hold the mop-fabric.

The objects of my invention are: first to provide a simple, cheap,durable, and adjustable mop-holding ferrule which may be assembled withhandles of different thickness, and, second: to provide a loop havingone end integral with one side of the ferrule, and the opposite endfree, and means for interlocking its free end with the opposite side,whereby the mop-fabric will be held by the ferrule independently of thehandle. I accomplish these objects by the means illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1. is a plan view of the plate ofsheet-metal from which my invention is formed. Fig. 2. is a perspectiveview of a mop showing my invention holding the mop-fabric. Fig. 8. is aside elevation of the mop-holder assembled with a handle showing alongitudinal section of the loop interlocked with the ferrule, and theguiding lip. Fig. l. is a cross section through the loop on the line 4%in Fig. l and Fig. 5. is a top-end view of the ferrule showing itsover-lapping sides or means for adjusting the ferrule to different sizedhandles.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

The mop-holder is made of a substantially flag-shaped plate of sheetmetal 1, such as steel, iron, brass, and the like, preferably galvanizediron, the oblong portion 2, of which, is specifically designed, inconnection with the strip 3, integral with the left corner of the oblongportion, to be rolled longitudinally to form a ferrule 4, the strip 8being of a suitable length to be bent to form a loop 5 having its oneside integral with one side of the ferrule, and its free end interlockedwith the opposite side of the ferrule, adjacent its lower end. The innerface of the loop is formed concave, as shown at 6, at Fig. 4, so thatwhen the mop-fabric is lodged across the loop, the edges of the stripforming the loop will Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jar 5, 1915.

Serial No. 830,885.

be pressed into the fabric to prevent its slipping or sliding throughthe loop when the ferrule is assembled with the mophandle. The inneredge of the strip 3 is made to taper slightly, in outer direction sothat the loop will be pliable when its free end is drawn upwardly tocompress the mop-fabric and secure the same within the loop.

A longitudinally-extending slot 7 is apertured in the lower extreme ofthe oblong portion of the plate 1, intermediate its length and adaptedfor the passage therethrough of the free end portion of the loop Theportion of the plate at the upper edge of the slot 7 is raised adistance to form a guiding 11p 8, which projects inwardly of the ferrulewhen the latter is properly formed, for the purpose of guiding theterminal end of the loop in and through the slot 7. Alongitudinallyextending slot 9 is apertured in the right end extreme ofthe oblong portion of the plate intermediate its width, and is extendedinwardly a suitable distance for the purpose of providing means ofengaging a fastening device, and a hole 10 is apertured in the left endextreme directly opposite to the slot 9, so that, when the plate isrolled to cylindrical shape, the hole 10 will overlap and register withthe slot 9, as shown at 11, in Fig. 5.

The oblong portion 2 of the plate 1 is rolled lengthwise to form asubstantially cylindrical shaped ferrule 4, so that the end of theoblong portion having the hole 10 will overlap and bind upon the endthereof having the slot 9, thus forming a slip-joint for the purpose ofapplying and adjusting the ferrule to different sized handles,

To assemble the parts described to form a mop, the mop-fabrie isextended across the concave face of the strip 3, and the strip is thenbent to form the loop 5, the terminal end of the loop being passedinside of the lower end of the ferrule, the spring reaction of the metalloop forcing the end of the loop to bear against the inner surface ofthe ferrule directly below the slot 9. Pressure is then applied againstthe loop thereby advancing the end thereof upwardly to and against theunder-side of the guiding-lip 8 and is thereby deflected outwardly andupwardly through the slot 9. When the pressure applied to the loop hascompressed the mop-fabric tightly against the lower end of the ferrulethe terminal end of the loop is bent downward so as to engage the loweredge of the slot and inter-lock the loop with the ferrule to retain andhold the mop-fabric securely in place. The ferrule with the mop-fabricsecured in the loop is then mounted on the end of a handle 12, thelatter, when entering'the ferrule, operates to open the slip-joint adistance suflicient to accommodate the handle. A fastening device 13,such as a nail, screw, or the like, is then extended through the hole 10and slot 9, and forced to pierce the handle, the head of the fasteneroperating to draw the overlapping portion of the slip-joint to bind onthe over-lapped portion thereof, to hold the adjustment of the ferruleto the handle.

Although I show in Fig. 3 the mop handle as extending to adjacent thelip 8, it may be extended beyond the lip to the bottom of the ferruleand engage the mop-fabric.

My invention provides a ferrule which holds the mop fabric independentlyof the handle or any other medium. This arrangement reduces the cost ofmaking and assembling the mop to a minimum, and permits the easy andprompt assembling of a new mop with an old handle, an advantage notheretofore possessed by the common mops of commerce.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A mop-holder, consisting of a substantially flag-shaped plate of sheetmetal rolled to form a cylindrical ferrule provided with a locking slotand with an inwardly-extending guide over-hanging the slot, the endportions of the plate being lapped, the overlapped portion beingprovided with a slot adapted to slidably engage a fastening deviceextending through the over-lapping portion, and a depending stripintegral with the over-lapping portion bent to form a loop having thefree end thereof interlocked with the locking slot at the opposite sideof the ferrule.

PETER W. MULDER.

Fitnesses E. L. MILLER, BERTHA GEARY.

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